Whananaki bar Surf Break

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Issued: 5 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 1PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (03 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
477
477
486
496
496
543
810
784
759
772
762
841
638
628
529
485
403
396
382
381
385
385
247
242
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:23AM1.78m
9:54PM1.95m
10:05AM1.76m
10:33PM1.94m
10:47AM1.75m
11:11PM1.93m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.43m
3:36PM0.29m
4:10AM0.41m
4:16PM0.31m
4:51AM0.40m
4:56PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
2
6
3
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
15
16
14
14
15
Feels °C
11
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
10
9
9
11
11
11
11
13
13
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
477
477
486
496
496
543
810
784
759
772
762
841
638
628
529
485
403
396
382
381
385
385
247
242
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
50
34
20
11
3
3
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.5
NE
6
Energy kJ
2
16
15
4
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
N
5
1.3
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.3
WSW
3
0.6
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
1
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
Energy kJ
14
20
34
66
105
51
2
25
36
40
28
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
37
22
59
60
82
82
0
0
14
0
14
193
387
437
37
0
0
0
0
0
37
0
37
147
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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